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April 17, 2013 12:56 pm +10

Twitter Donates Promoted Trend to 'One Boston'

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Entertainers, athletes and ordinary citizens aren't the only ones aiding Boston residents after Monday afternoon's deadly bombings at the Boston MarathonTwitter lent a helping hand of its on Tuesday in the form of a donated promoted trend on the microblogging network

That's the #OneBoston hashtag you can see at the top of Twitter's list of worldwide trends

The hashtag has been used as a rallying cray for support for the city since Monday's bombings. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Tom Menino on Tuesday announced the formation of the The One Fund, a organization that takes donations and seeks "to help the people most affected by the tragic events that occurred in Boston on April 15, 2013." Read more...

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